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<p>After a Thanksgiving hiatus, the Politically Speaking podcast team is back in the saddle. And this week, we welcome state Sen. Joe Keaveny, D-St. Louis, who will be the new Senate minority leader when the General Assembly goes back into session in January.&nbsp;</p>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:42:27 +0000Jo Mannies, Jason Rosenbaum & Chris McDaniel41596 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgPolitically Speaking: Keaveny Lays Out State Senate Agenda, Criticizes GovernorPolitically Speaking: Sen. Keaveny On The Prospect Of School Transfer Changes And Medicaid Expansionhttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/politically-speaking-sen-keaveny-prospect-school-transfer-changes-and-medicaid-expansion
<p style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 22px;">Every week, St. Louis Public Radio’s Chris McDaniel joins the St. Louis Beacon’s Jo&nbsp;Mannies&nbsp;and Jason&nbsp;Rosenbaum&nbsp;to talk about the week’s politics.</p>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 20:24:15 +0000Chris McDaniel31242 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgPolitically Speaking: Sen. Keaveny On The Prospect Of School Transfer Changes And Medicaid ExpansionMo. Senator Prefiles Bill To Raise Seat Belt Finehttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/mo-senator-prefiles-bill-raise-seat-belt-fine
<P>A <A href="http://www.senate.mo.gov/12info/members/mem04.htm">State Senator from St. Louis</A> is continuing his campaign to increase the&nbsp;fine in Missouri for not wearing seat belts.</P>
<P>This will be the fourth time Democrat Joseph Keaveny has sponsored legislation to raise Missouri’s seat belt fine from $10 to $50. &nbsp;Opponents have either voted it down in committee or never brought it up for a vote each time.&nbsp; Keaveny says this time his message will focus more on the lack of seat belt use by teenagers.</P>
<P>“In Missouri we average about 77 percent, (and the) teenage buckle-up rate is about 66 percent," Keaveny said.&nbsp; "The majority of people aren’t killed as a direct result of the collision, but they’re being ejected from the car.”Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:38:04 +0000Marshall Griffin7269 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMo. Senator Prefiles Bill To Raise Seat Belt FineLocal control ballot measure picks up more endorsementshttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/local-control-ballot-measure-picks-more-endorsements
<p>A <a href="http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/2012ballot/PropA.asp">ballot measure</a> that would return oversight of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back to city officials picked up endorsements from lawmakers across Missouri today.</p><p>The 40 or so new endorsements bring the total number of legislators on board with the effort to 87. More than two-thirds of them are Republicans. (See all the elected officials who support the measure <a href="http://www.safermissouri.com/broad-support-for-local-control/">here</a>).</p>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:09:25 +0000Rachel Lippmann4583 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgLocal control ballot measure picks up more endorsementsWhatever happened to local control? http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/whatever-happened-local-control
<p>Missouri lawmakers last year came the closest they&rsquo;d ever come to restoring local control over the St. Louis Police Department, which has been under state control <a href="http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/bound-division-local-control-st-louis-police-department">since the Civil War</a>.</p><p>A bill that would have given control of the department back to the city passed the House, but Senate leaders refused to pass it unless they got their way on tax credit reform, which didn&rsquo;t happen. This year, the local control battle never got off the ground in Jefferson City.&nbsp;</p><p>St. Louis Public Radio&rsquo;s Marshall Griffin talked with Mo. state Senator Joseph Keaveny (D, St. Louis) to find out why.</p><p>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:25:15 +0000Marshall Griffin3399 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgWhatever happened to local control? Morning headlines: February 15, 2012http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/morning-headlines-february-15-2012
<p><strong>Koster</strong> <strong>wants U.S. Supreme Court to reject individual health insurance mandate</strong></p><p>Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an individual health insurance mandate but uphold other parts of the federal health care law. Koster, a Democrat, said Tuesday his office filed a written argument in support of a lawsuit by Florida and other states.</p>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:24:37 +0000Julie Bierach & The Associated Press3075 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMorning headlines: February 15, 2012Morning headlines: Friday, December 2, 2011http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/morning-headlines-friday-december-2-2011
<p><strong>STL&nbsp;area democrat files local control&nbsp;legislation</strong></p>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:27:17 +0000Julie Bierach, Marshall Griffin & The Associated Press2596 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMorning headlines: Friday, December 2, 2011Mo. Senate committee holds public hearing on insurance exchangeshttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/mo-senate-committee-holds-public-hearing-insurance-exchanges
<p>A Senate committee was hearing from Missouri residents today about health insurance exchanges.</p><p>Every state is required by the year 2014 to set up an online exchange where customers can buy health coverage.&nbsp; States that fail to do so will have one created for them by the federal government, as part of the Affordable Care Act.</p><p>State Senator Joseph Keaveny of St. Louis city is a member of the committee.</p>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:30:43 +0000Julie Bierach2448 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMo. Senate committee holds public hearing on insurance exchangesMo. Senate backs bill lowering concealed gun agehttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/mo-senate-backs-bill-lowering-concealed-gun-age
<p>The <a href="http://www.senate.mo.gov/">Missouri Senate </a>has passed legislation that would lower the age for getting a concealed firearm permit from 23 to 21.</p><p>The conceal-carry language was added onto <a href="http://www.house.mo.gov/BillSummary.aspx?bill=HB294&amp;Year=2011&amp;code=R">a larger firearms regulation bill</a>.&nbsp; The bill&#39;s Senate handler,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/members/mem18.htm">Brian Munzlinger&nbsp;</a>(R, Williamstown)&nbsp;says lowering the concealed permit age to 21 would bring Missouri into line with most other states.Wed, 11 May 2011 17:30:56 +0000Marshall Griffin & The Associated Press1217 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMo. Senate backs bill lowering concealed gun ageSTL Police local control bill stalls in Mo. Senatehttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/stl-police-local-control-bill-stalls-mo-senate
<p><a href="http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/bts_web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&amp;BillID=4065314">Legislation that would restore local control</a> over the <a href="http://www.slmpd.org/">St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department </a>has stalled in the <a href="http://www.senate.mo.gov/">Missouri Senate</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Two St. Louis-area Senators, <a href="http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/members/mem01.htm">Jim Lembke </a>(R, Lemay) and <a href="http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/members/mem14.htm">Maria Chappelle-Nadal </a>(D, University City), began a filibuster of the bill today.Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:11:05 +0000Marshall Griffin685 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgSTL Police local control bill stalls in Mo. Senate